Executing the Retarded?

BY DIANE DIMOND When I saw the headlines, my stomach lurched. The state of Georgia has issued an execution warrant for a retarded man? Oh, good grief, I thought, has America come to this? Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling more than a decade ago banning the execution of retarded citizens, Georgia was going to [โ€ฆ]

Show Your Papers โ€” But What Papers? Thatโ€™s a Good Question

BY DIANE DIMOND Gentlemen, grab your wallets. Ladies, look in your billfold. See the spots there for credit cards and your driverโ€™s license? I bet thereโ€™s room for one more card in there, right? I propose we fill it with a national ID card. Now, wait, before you decide Iโ€™m some sort of proponent for [โ€ฆ]